scholarly journals Uncertainty and Emerging Tensions in Organizational Change: A Grounded Theory Study on the Orchestrating Role of the Change Leader

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 4776
Author(s):  
Francesco Virili ◽  
Cristiano Ghiringhelli
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Industrial Engineering ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Grounded Theory Methodology ◽  
Change Leader ◽  
Automation Project ◽  
Successful Change

We draw on the grounded theory methodology to analyze an automation project in a global parcel delivery company, as implemented in three parcel sorting hubs in two countries, seeking to identify key factors in successful change and the role of the change leader. We show that a crucial—but often neglected—aspect of successful change is the detection and management of tensions stemming from uncertainty. By recognizing and managing uncertainty and tensions (in this case, manual vs. automated, corporate vs. site, and planned vs. emergent), the change leader, here the industrial engineering function, can orchestrate the differing views and expectations of corporate actors toward a successful implementation of a change program. In line with recent theories on paradoxes and tensions in organizational change, our empirical outcomes imply that effective leadership of change requires the conscious acceptance of uncertainty and tensions between opposite options in key decision areas.

scholarly journals GAME: General Aggression Model in Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Tanu Tandon
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Developmental Model ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
General Aggression Model ◽  
New Model ◽  
Grounded Theory Methodology ◽  
Women In India

Women in India have been victim of violence and discrimination since ages but this aggression has also led to empowerment of women in some cases. This study deals with study of such aggressive women who transformed their aggression to empowerment. Grounded theory methodology has been used to explore and understand the process and role of education in transformation. This study focuses on route aggression takes and role of education in channelizing the aggressive energy so as to lead to empowerment. General Aggression Model (GAM) given by Anderson and Bushman (2002) is a dynamic, social, cognitive developmental model which draws heavily on social-cognitive and social learning theories. Aggression depends on how an individual perceives and interprets his/her environment and people there in, this model has been revised and a new model has been devised namely General Aggression Model in Education or GAME, which shows path towards empowerment from aggression.

scholarly journals Survey and Explain the role of Sensemaking in Successful Strategy Implementation in Iran’s Automotive Companies

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-215
Author(s):  
Seyed Farhad Hosseini ◽  
Seyed Hamid Khodadad Hosseini ◽  
Asadollah Kordnaiej ◽  
Parviz Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Strategy Implementation ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Discourse Context ◽  
Successful Strategy ◽  
Collective Sensemaking ◽  
Axial Coding ◽  
Operational Excellence ◽  
Depth Interviews

There is not a dominant model that could explain key factors of sensemaking of strategy implementation and interactions between them. The purpose of this study is designing and explaining the role of sensemaking in successful strategy implementation along with a combination of factors which influence implementation sensemaking. This study surveyed the factors influencing sensemaking of successful strategy implementation in top Iran’s automotive companies. This is a qualitative research that uses grounded theory to obtain insight about the role of sensemaking in successful implementation through in-depth interviews with 22 individuals (Managers, Assistant Directors and Academic Professors) and used gathered data to design a model of sensemaking in successful strategy implementation. Based on open and axial coding, 21 effective variables were conceptualized and classified in seven major categories then final model was designed. This theory explains factors that affect the sensemaking of successful strategy implementation and how these factors interact with each other. Sensemaking in Successful implementation of strategies depends on Sensemaking Context, Key Executers, Discourse Context, Intervening Conditions and Collective Sensemaking. Sensemaking Context cause sensemaking and sensegiving of key executers and key executers itself along with Discourse Context and Intervening Conditions lead to collective sensemaking. The consequence of model is sensemaking of successful strategy implementation that consists of maintaining and recording the meaning and its strengthening, collective effort, continuous strategy implementation and operational excellence of the organization.

scholarly journals PREVALENCE OF COPYCAT IN AFRICA TEXTILE CLUSTERS: THE BLAME GAME AMONG STAKEHOLDERS

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 813-838
Author(s):  
Lydia Asare-Kyire ◽  
Zheng He ◽  
Charles Hackman Essel ◽  
Danish Junaid
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Developing Regions ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Grounded Theory Methodology ◽  
Stakeholder Interactions ◽  
Economic Foundations

In this paper we investigate the reasons behind the pirated textiles and try to address the questions of why copycats are rampant on the African textile market, their impact on textile clusters and why it is ineffectively being controlled. Taking Ghana as a sample, this study employed grounded theory methodology to explore the key factors that account for copycat prevalence in African textile industry. This study reveals that economic foundations, political factors and stakeholder interactions in the textile ecosystem have influenced copycat popularity in Africa. More specifically, the blame game among stakeholders with no one accepting responsibility for copycat prevalence gave space for perpetrators of copycat textiles to breed. The study extends the stakeholder and cluster theories particularly within the confines of developing regions, the interplay of actors and how their actions promote or revert the fight against copycats. This article implores governments should proactively lead in collaborative inter-agency actions to fight the copycat menace by repackaging and designing strategies/approaches through the employment and increasing of stakeholder consultations.

ORGANIZATIONAL READINESS FOR CHANGE: TOWARD UNDERSTANDING ITS NATURE AND DIMENSIONS

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-238
Author(s):  
Wioleta Piotrowska-Bożek
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Readiness For Change ◽  
Organizational Readiness ◽  
Change Implementation ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Organizational Readiness For Change ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Successful Change

Strategic management researchers claimed that organizational readiness for change is one of the key factor to successful change implementation. This article embrace review of key factors of successful organizational change, review of conceptual definitions and available scale to measure organizational readiness for change.Finally, the proposed measurement scale need to be adressed to generate knowledge useful for practice, identified and discussed

scholarly journals Implementation of Smart Infusion Pumps: A Scoping Review and Case Study Discussion of the Evidence of the Role of the Pharmacist

Pharmacy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 239
Author(s):  
Neha Shah ◽  
Yogini Jani
Keyword(s):  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Infusion Pumps ◽  
Ovid Medline ◽  
Study Experience ◽  
Library Studies ◽  
Set Up ◽  
And Training

“Smart” infusion pumps include built in drug error reduction software which uses a drug library. Studies have reported the drug library build should be undertaken by a multidisciplinary team, including a pharmacist; however, the extent or nature of the input required by the pharmacist for greatest benefit is unknown. This review aimed to identify key factors for the implementation of the smart infusion pumps, with a focus on the role of pharmacists and compare this to the experience from a case study. A literature review was conducted using Embase and Ovid Medline, and 13 eligible papers were found. Predominant themes relating to the pharmacist’s role and successful implementation of the smart infusion pumps were determined. Key factors for success included team involvement across the entire process from procurement, set-up through to implementation including risk assessment and device distribution, and training, which were comparable to the case study experience. Few studies described the extent or details of the pharmacist’s responsibilities.

scholarly journals Transformational leadership for organizational change in the Lebanese public sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-216
Author(s):  
Bissane Harb ◽  
Dina Sidani
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Organizational Change ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Leading Change ◽  
The Public ◽  
Idealized Influence ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
And Performance

The public sector is facing multiple changes. In a constantly changing environment, that is more and more demanding in terms of innovation and performance, the concept of leadership is of particular importance, as it is one of the few tools available to public managers.Based on the transformational leadership theory, the aim of this study is to explore how transformational leadership characteristics influence organizational change within the public sector in Lebanon. To serve this purpose, a qualitative approach is adopted based on a series of semi-focused interviews conducted with ten public managers running 10 public administrations. These administrations have undergone significant changes over the past five years.The results point out the importance of transformational behaviors adopted by public managers in leading change within the public sector in Lebanon, despite the multiple obstacles. They confirmed the role of two transformational dimensions related to idealized influence and inspirational motivation in the successful implementation of organizational change. This study contributes to better understanding of the role of transformational leadership in promoting change in the public sector.

scholarly journals The Role of Sport in the Process of Negotiating Identity: Dealing with the Stigma of Disability by People with Acquired Bodily Dysfunctions

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-197
Author(s):  
Jakub Niedbalski
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Grounded Theory Methodology ◽  
Alternative Perspective ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities ◽  
Sports Activities

This paper is intended to present the role of sport in the lives of people with physical disabilities and to determine how practicing sports changes the way a person with a physical disability sees themselves. The paper reflects the experiences of people who started practicing sports, which allowed them to adopt an alternative perspective of their bodies and thus pushed them to negotiate their identities. Using the concept of Goffmanian stigma, I point to the sports activities’ usefulness in understanding the management of stigma by those dealing with a physical disability. Taking into account the above theoretical references, in the research, which constitutes a foundation of this paper, I refer to the subjective perspectives of the researched individuals, rendering their points of view, and, based on that, construct and offer theoretical generalizations. Therefore, the research materials employed in this study are constituted by the personal experiences of people with physical disabilities who practice sports. All data have been gathered by conducting unstructured interviews with such people. The research materials were analyzed and interpreted following the procedures of grounded theory methodology.

Grounded Theory in Practices of Technology Management

2020 ◽  
pp. 77-102
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Technology Management ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Qualitative Theory ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Technology Commercialization ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Innovative Capabilities

The present study explores the application of grounded theory (GT) methodology in various aspects of technology management (TM) including technology commercialization, adoption, and transfer. These processes, resulting from the actions of different actors and organizations, are recognized as key factors in promoting innovative capabilities in organizations. In order to facilitate the successful implementation of TM measures, specific mechanisms need to be designed, the first of which is to identify the drivers and obstacles. As one of the most common methods in the field of management research for qualitative theory building instead of quantitative hypothesis validation, GT's application in this regard is to analyze the drivers and barriers and develop a conceptual model relevant to each function. This chapter discusses the GT application in theory building in the field of TM research.

scholarly journals Key Factors in the Success of Eco-Communities in Taiwan’s Countryside: The Role of Government, Partner, and Community Group

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen-Yi Sun ◽  
Yen-An Chen ◽  
Xiuzhi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Community Group ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
The Government ◽  
Crucial Part

The ideals of the successful implementation of an eco-community involve several key elements. This study used a literature review to clarify the key factors for the successful implementation of an eco-community and established the influence of these key elements through expert questionnaires. The results of the study showed that the most crucial part of building a successful eco-community is the community group, followed by the partners who assist the community, and finally the assistance and support of the government. The leader of a community plays the most critical role, followed by the community group, and community self-consciousness. In addition, if the community can establish partnerships with experts, scholars, nongovernmental organizations, and nonprofit organizations, and construct a stable autonomous financial system, the eco-community is guaranteed to continue operating.

scholarly journals UNDERSTANDING CLASSIC, STRAUSSIAN, AND CONSTRUCTIVIST GROUNDED THEORY APPROACHES

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-115
Author(s):  
Windy Rakhmawati
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Constructivist Grounded Theory ◽  
Nursing Research ◽  
Philosophical Position ◽  
Grounded Theory Methodology ◽  
Classic Grounded Theory ◽  
Develop Theory

Grounded theory has been utilized in nursing research in order to develop theory from data. Since there are three approaches in the grounded theory methodology that consist of Classic grounded theory, Straussian grounded theory, and Constructivist grounded theory, thus understanding about perspective of each approach is needed. Those approaches have different points of views regarding the philosophical position, role of literature review, and coding process in data analysis. This review provides an understanding about the grounded theory approaches for researchers particularly the novice researchers, and selects an appropriate approach in their study.

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